Last week, Prince Harry took the unusual step of issuing a astonishingly frank public plea for Meghan to be left alone, insisting a "line had been crossed" with media coverage.

There were even accusations of racial attacks in some of the commentary about mixed-race Meghan.

A statement read: "His girlfriend, Meghan Markle , has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment.

Meghan recently stripped naked on Suits (Image: USA Network)

Prince Harry spoke out in defence of Meghan this week

"Some of this has been very public: the smear on the front page of a national newspaper, the racial undertones of comment pieces, and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.

"Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her."